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A Special Event
27 comments:
- Barbara said...
Man, I can remember going on a field trip to ride the first 747s and we thought it was just huge! It even had a spiral staircase that went to the upper floor bar!
I hate to see the space program wind down. No one seems to realize the importance of what they've done.
- Tue Apr 17, 10:18:00 PM
- jodistone said...
It is sad to see this era of space exploration come to an end. I did see a rocket launch once when we were in Melbourne, but it was the middle of the night and I was getting bit up by bugs so we didn't stay out long. I've toured the Space Center but sadly never have seen a launch.
- Tue Apr 17, 10:23:00 PM
- harrispen said...
I was lucky enough to see two space shuttle launches many years ago. Sorry to see them all retired.
- Tue Apr 17, 10:40:00 PM
- Christine said...
I would have liked to have seen that. It looks so small in the picture.
- Tue Apr 17, 11:09:00 PM
- Tweedles -- that's me said...
What a site to see! We were always in awe when watching tv- in past years, as we watched anything to do with the space shuttles..
I always thought it to be amazing to see that shuttle being piggybacked by another plane.
Its amazing just to know an airplane can stay in the air and fly- let alone carry something as big as the shuttle.
I am glad you all got to see it.]
- Tue Apr 17, 11:17:00 PM
- Nancy K. said...
WOW! One of the many things that makes me absolutely marvel at the ingenuity of mankind.
- Tue Apr 17, 11:17:00 PM
- TexWisGirl said...
that is really cool that you got to see it!
- Tue Apr 17, 11:34:00 PM
- Angus said...
In the proper sense of the word - Awesome !
- Wed Apr 18, 03:40:00 AM
- Anns Art said...
Now that's what I call Hitchin' A Ride :)
- Wed Apr 18, 04:10:00 AM
- scotsmad said...
incredible sight. All the relos were out witnessing the event. All very excited.
We saw it on the news here.
xXXOOO Daisy, Bella & Roxy
- Wed Apr 18, 05:39:00 AM
- Jill said...
How exciting for you to witness!
- Wed Apr 18, 06:26:00 AM
- Scrappy Pink Corner said...
That was a really big deal yesterday and I can't believe I missed it. I remember going to the space center when I was 13 and thought it was so boring, I wanted to go to Disney World. But now that I am older I am glad my Dad made us go. Hope all the dogs are doing well.
TFS. Ana
- Wed Apr 18, 06:37:00 AM
- Meggie said...
Thanks for posting about this important event. I'm still in awe of the size of the shuttle. I don't understand how and why our Space Program is cutting back. It should be very impressive at the Smithsonian.
- Wed Apr 18, 06:44:00 AM
- 2browndawgs said...
I wish I could have seen that last flight. A bittersweet day.
- Wed Apr 18, 07:43:00 AM
- Bassetmomma said...
What an awesome sight! I agree with 2BrownDawgs, bittersweet moment in history!
- Wed Apr 18, 08:10:00 AM
- KT and Easton said...
Awesome sight indeed. I was lucky enough to see a piggy-back flight out of Edwards in CA. An interesting tour is the Everett plant the where the 747 was made. 20 minutes north of our Seattle house. I think its still the largest building in the world (volume). They're making mostly 767s and 787 Dreamliners there now.
- Wed Apr 18, 09:17:00 AM
- tammy j said...
my gosh. to see it in actual flight. how lucky.
i am even still amazed at how they re-fuel jets in mid air!
there will always be magic and a little chill in those words...
"to boldly go where no man
has ever gone before!"
- Wed Apr 18, 10:22:00 AM
- Sue said...
That must have been quite a sight. Lots of memories!
- Wed Apr 18, 11:56:00 AM
- LindaG said...
To me, it's sad to close the Space Era. Not sure what President Kennedy would say if he were still here.
I just hope (and worry) that civilians can pick up like my son thinks they can.
Thanks for sharing the pictures with us. ♥
- Wed Apr 18, 12:56:00 PM
- Jim said...
A truly awesome achievement! We have come to just accept this as second hand. Wonder what will be next?
- Wed Apr 18, 06:51:00 PM
- S. J. Q. said...
That's cool Kim, I didn't see it on fb nice to glimpse of it here! Thanks!
- Wed Apr 18, 09:34:00 PM
- NanaNor's said...
Hi Kim, How incredibly exciting! I loved the photos, wish we could have witnessed it. Hope your week is going well my friend!
Sending hugs your way.
- Wed Apr 18, 11:09:00 PM
- Catherine said...
xo Catherine
- Thu Apr 19, 07:50:00 AM
- Gill - That British Woman said...
It was on our news as well. I would have loved to see it close up.
- Thu Apr 19, 08:22:00 AM
- The Witch said...
What a fantastic day to see and actually have good pictures of the Discovery on it's last journey to it's finally resting place.
I say fantastic because it brought us such joy but I'm also emotionally sad because it's over.
Thanks for sharing.
- Thu Apr 19, 03:40:00 PM
- Larry Ostby said...
I hope to see an "Enterprise" in our space future. The space shuttle was a grand adventure, sorry to see it go.
- Thu Apr 19, 07:15:00 PM
- KB said...
That's very cool! I didn't fully realize that the shuttle was smaller than an airplane until I saw the photo here. An amazing sight...
My everlasting memory will be when we lost Challenger at the start of the flight.
- Fri Apr 20, 12:11:00 AM


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Spaniard Jimenez, who is aiming for a hat-trick of victories having won the Hong Kong Open in 2004 and 2007, posted a three-day total of 10-under-par 200 to go atop the leaderboard with overnight leader Campbell (69) at the Hong Kong Golf Club in Fanling.
Teen titan Matteo Manassero of Italy fired an ominous warning to his elder rivals as he charged back into contention with a 64 to share third place with China's Zhang Lian-wei, who will become the third oldest winner on the Asian Tour at 47 years and 171 days if he completes his dream 'Chinese Slam' on Sunday.
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Zhang promised to return with renewed vigour as he bids to complete his unique treble, having won the Macau and China Opens previously on the Asian Tour.
The five-time Asian Tour winner started off promisingly with three birdies in his opening four holes.
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"I played quite conservatively in my back-nine as I just wanted to give myself a good chance for tomorrow [Sunday]. I've many friends coming over to Hong Kong to support me and hopefully tomorrow [Sunday] I can reward them by finishing the week with a good round," said Zhang.


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While conodonts, palynomorphs (spores and pollen of plants), radiolarians, and tetrapods are now proving to be useful for correlation of marine and nonmarine strata from the Triassic, the most widely used fossils in biochronology are still those of the ammonoids. This is because these pelagic swimming or floating cephalopods fulfill the basic requirements for ideal zone fossils: they were widespread geographically, evolved rapidly, and were not dependent on any type of substrate. Ammonoids thrived in Triassic seas in offshore environments along with pelagic bivalves such as Claraia and Halobia. While ammonoids have been used successfully to erect a series of biozones, each one probably representing no more than one million years, the problem has been to find complete sequences of undisturbed marine strata that represent all stages of Triassic time in any one general region. Because the Germanic facies (the rock series originally proposed in the 19th century as representing the Triassic Period) are mostly of continental, not marine, origin, the marine Triassic of the Alps has traditionally been used as a standard for the period, with the two most important localities being Salzkammergut in the northern Austrian Alps and St. Cassian (now San Cassiano) in the Dolomites to the south. Unfortunately, there are very few ammonoids common to both these sections. Indeed, the Alpine succession in general is not without its drawbacks when an attempt is made to determine sequential faunal relationships. In the red Hallstatt limestone facies in the Alps and throughout the Tethyan region, ammonoids often occur in lenses (that is, deposits bounded by converging surfaces that are thick in the middle and thin toward the edges) in areas of tectonic complexity. Furthermore, faunas are often condensed through possible postdepositional submarine solution, which results in "cemeteries" of ammonoids of different ages in close association. Also, fracturing and solution occurring at nearly the same time during the Triassic apparently caused local mixing and inversion of zones as younger beds collapsed into solutional voids in older strata. Such condensed and mixed assemblages have led to difficulties for paleontologists attempting to use the Alpine zonal scheme as a standard for correlating marine Triassic sequences in other regions. Nevertheless, the importance of the Alpine Triassic should not be underestimated in the history of Triassic studies, because by the end of the 19th century its fossils permitted initial correlations to be made with the Germanic Muschelkalk and with marine sequences in the Arctic, Pacific, Himalayas, and Pakistan.
North American strata
Isolated occurrences of marine Triassic rocks in western North America were known by 1890, but discoveries of several hundred new localities from the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin and the Sverdrup Basin of Arctic Canada between about 1955 and 1980 added much information to the biochronology of the region. It also was recognized that more than half the world's known genera of ammonoids occurred in North America, testifying to the cosmopolitan nature of the group. Dissatisfaction with the problems of using the Alpine succession as a standard for Triassic time led to the proposal of a new zonal scheme based on relatively complete and in-place sequences in Arctic Canada, northeastern British Columbia, and the western United States. This proposal was primarily the work of the Canadian paleontologist E. Timothy Tozer, who, with the American paleontologist Norman J. Silberling, provided precisely defined stratotypes for all the recognized North American biozones. The North American zonal scheme is now accepted by most authorities as the standard for Triassic global biostratigraphy and allows Alpine (western Tethyan) and Boreal (Siberian) zones to be placed in their proper chronological sequence.
Paleomagnetic techniques
It should be borne in mind that, because of the endemism (restriction in the geographic distribution) of most ammonoid species, it is often difficult to correlate faunal assemblages between widely separated regions. Because ammonoids and conodonts are found together, a conodont biochronology can often be accurately intercalibrated with the ammonoid zonation, as established for North America by Michael J. Orchard. Additional tools for correlation include the development of a Triassic sea-level curve for the Sverdrup Basin of Arctic Canada and a Triassic magnetic polarity timescale derived from paleomagnetic studies of mainly sedimentary sequences. Correlating rocks by means of polarity time units imprinted on rocks at the time they form is known as magnetochronostratigraphy and is likely to become more important in the future.
Establishing Triassic boundaries
The Permian-Triassic boundary
The exact position of both the Permian-Triassic and Triassic-Jurassic boundaries has been the subject of great controversy for many years. The transition from latest Permian to earliest Triassic is nowhere represented by a continuous (conformable) succession of marine strata containing fossils that are not open to ambiguous age interpretation. The Germanic facies is of little value in the dispute, for there the continental Bunter Formation rests unconformably on Upper Permian strata of the Zechstein basin. The marine equivalent of the Bunter in the Alps is the Werfen Limestone; there the distinctive Lower Triassic bivalve genus Claraia is found in apparently conformable contact with the underlying Bellerophon Limestone, in which undisputed Permian faunas are found. However, recent studies suggest that the lowermost Werfen may contain Permian fossils. In the Himalayas Claraia occurs with the ammonoid Otoceras in the so-called Otoceras beds, but are these beds Permian or Triassic? A Triassic age is suggested by the presence of Claraia, but otoceratids also occur in undisputed Permian strata in the Dzhulfa (Julfa) region in Armenia near the Iranian border. It was agreed as long ago as the early 1900s that the Armenian otoceratids were not in the strictest sense identical with Otoceras and that the Himalayan Otoceras beds should define the base of the Triassic System. This issue, however, has been raised again by those who regard the Otoceras beds as Permian rather than Triassic.
At key localities where apparently conformable sequences occur, as in Armenia, Pakistan, Kashmir, Arctic Canada, Greenland, Spitsbergen, Tibet, China, Siberia, and northern Alaska, the boundary beds—often of limited thickness—usually contain mixtures of Permian-type and Triassic-type faunas or show evidence of an unconformity or paraconformity (that is, an unconformity in parallel strata that is virtually indistinguishable from a simple bedding plane because no effects of erosion are discernible). It is these transitional beds that are the crux of the boundary problem. In the Salt Range of Pakistan, for instance, Permian brachiopods are found in close association with undisputed Triassic fossils, which suggests the possibility of Permian relics living in earliest Triassic time. Yet recent studies suggest that both latest Permian and earliest Triassic strata are missing in this section. In East Greenland mixed faunas occur at the boundary, with Triassic ammonoids in association with Permian productacean brachiopods, but the latter appear to be derived, having been incorporated into Triassic sediments by reworking. A similar situation may prevail at the famous Guryul Ravine section in Kashmir. Studies on new sections in Tibet (Selong-Xishan) and China (Shangsi, Meishan) have not yet led to agreement on whether there is continuous sedimentation between the Permian and Triassic or a well-disguised unconformity. Tozer supports the latter view and, furthermore, believes that there is evidence of a worldwide unconformity (often difficult to recognize) at the base of the Otoceras zone. He advocates that this level should once again define the Permian-Triassic boundary, since it clearly records a universal geologic event of great significance to marine biotas. Accordingly, he has proposed a stratotype for the boundary at the base of the Blind Fjord Formation of northwestern Axel Heiberg Island in Arctic Canada, where the O. concavum zone (equivalent to the O. woodwardi zone of the Himalayas) rests unconformably on Permian strata. However, recent opinion indicates that a more suitable place for the global stratotype section and point (GSSP) for the Permian-Triassic boundary might be at Meishan, where it is taken to be the base of the Hindeodus parvus (the same as Orchard's Isarcicella parva) conodont zone. This proposal awaits formal ratification by the Subcommission on Triassic Stratigraphy.
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Yudron wrote:Jikan wrote:I'm writing my dissertation right now (well not right NOW exactly... ) on instrumental uses of "mindfulness": in the workplace, as therapy, in schools, and so on. I agree, it's really interesting. It does pose some tricky questions though: if this expertise in this practice becomes a professional qualification (cue Trungpa's Myth of Freedom on the topic of accumulating credentials), then how does one demonstrate competence? and so on. It's a remarkable thing.
Well, you certainly know a lot more than I do about the topic. My yawn button is pushed by the whole mindfulness thing, big time.
I don't think Trungpa Rinpoche's warnings apply here because they do not consider themselves to be on a path to enlightenment.
The chair of Ford Motor Company called the Wisdom 2.0 conference wanting to be added to the program because he is a meditator. This movement is certainly unique in history.
OK, off to track down that source on the boss at Ford...
...but before I do, it seems to me that some in the "mindfulness" or "conscious capitalist" or "contemplative pedagogy" or "consciousness and leadership" set do indeed believe themselves to be committed to a path of enlightenment. Or that they're already there, or are close, because their life coaches are. All this opens onto some wild territory claiming and defending: our consciousness-enhancement is the best and brightest, much better and brighter than yours. For instance...
We will produce a documentary series that illustrates Integral thought and establishes Ken Wilber as the most important and best known philosopher of our times.
A group called Buddhafest based here in DC just sent out an announcement on this very topic; it suggests to me that there is a point of contact between Buddhist communities in the US at least and this new phenomenon of secularized meditation performance-enhancement optimization therapeutics for leaders if you will.
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argentina: attracting attention to water with art, music and stories
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Federación Amigos de la Tierra Argentina / Friends of the Earth Argentina is collaborating with other organizations around the word who have formed a new and vibrant international movement challenging the corporate control of this precious resource, and defending water as a public good and an inalienable right.
Blue October is an international month of action dedicated to protecting water as a shared natural resource available to all. As part of Blue October 2008, FoE Argentina organized an event entitled AGUARTE – Art for Water, which aimed to focus on water and public spaces in an entertaining and interesting way. On four Sundays in October and November, multiple coordinated art activities took place in different locations along the main circuit of Buenos Aires ecological reserve 'Costanera Sur'.
Visitors to the park on those days were able to enjoy ten different activities, all of which had been designed to convey messages about healthy natural water and some of the problems associated with its management. Professional artists gave performances using stilts and juggling, magic and mime, violins and flutes, murals, cartoons, stories and more, and all the activities were carefully sequenced to allow visitors arriving at different times to enjoy them all. Extra information was available in many different forms too – oral, written and illustrated.
what changed?
Visitors to the park enjoyed finding out about people's right to water in a novel way. They came away from AGUARTE inspired and informed about the use of and access to water, water quality, community management, and the sale of water. They also found out about the social, ecological, political and economic dimensions of water use. This project in Argentina is another example of activities coordinated within the Blue October campaign by FoE member groups in Uruguay, Paraguay, Colombia, Malta, Denmark, Finland, France, UK, Papua New Guinea, Nepal, Nigeria, and FoE affiliate groups like the Council of Canadians and the Corporate Europe Observatory, effectively contributing to build the movement of people demanding access to water as a human right.
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A comprehensive and colorful 35-minute audio-visual record of the event was made, for other groups to use and learn from. This has already been shared with other organizations around the world, when it was shown at the International Conference of Affected People in Honduras, November 2008.
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Jon Stewart applauded the president's recent gay marriage announcement, but struggled to find anything positive to say about North Carolina's take on the issue.
Yesterday, President Obama became the first sitting president to speak out in favor of same-sex marriage, and the importance of the moment wasn't lost on late-night hosts.
"The president of the United States is gay … friendly!" Jon Stewart began Wednesday night on the "Daily Show." And somehow, he decided, Mitt Romney deserves credit for it.
Though Stewart (and his audience) applauded the president for the positive step towards equal rights, the host didn't have such kind words for the state of North Carolina, which just passed an amendment that bans gay marriage and more. In fact, the new amendment bans civil unions and domestic partnerships in the state for heterosexual couples, as well.
"That's also a step towards equality," Stewart joked. "The straight couples will now enjoy the same lack of rights that gay couples always never had."
Stewart then pulled out a hefty dictionary to explore the historic meaning of marriage, which isn't a very flattering one, as it likens the tradition to a "transfer of property – such as livestock or daughters."
Meanwhile, on "Report," host Stephen Colbert wasn't as excited about the "gay-maggedon" that he claimed President Obama ignited in "pushing that rainbow button." He suggested the president only did it with a political agenda, one he's taking to the Democratic convention this summer in North Carolina. But now that the state has struck down that whole marriage equality thing, which some celebrated with wedding cake, Colbert's busy celebrating the effort to defend traditional male and female body-part unions.
"You just dream of that special day when you can find your soul mate," a suddenly teary-eyed Colbert began, "and together you can celebrate your love of denying people their rights."
What Colbert loves most about North Carolina's new amendment, he said, is that preventing people from the legal right to marry not only protects traditional straight marriage, "it also helps preserve traditional straight stereotypes of gayness."
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Express your modern pioneering spirit by creating this strong yet feminine rancher necklace.
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- Bead Landing Medallion Pendant from the Sedona Collection
- Bead Landing Southwest Cross Charms from the Sedona Collection, 3 count
- Bead Landing Gunmetal Chain
- Bead Landing Antique Silver Chain
- Large Top Drilled Turquoise Beads, 3 count
- Turquoise and Black Beads
- Gunmetal Headpins, 4 count
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- Gunmetal Jump Rings, 6 count
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Project Instructions
Weave the antique silver chain through the gunmetal chain. Secure each end with a jump ring to hold chain together.
Open jump ring with pliers. Attach Medallion pendant to the jump ring at the end of one side of the chain. Close jump ring securely.
Use jump rings to place the cross charms onto the chain above the pendant. Stagger placement of the charms onto both side of the chain.
Take a headpin and slide the turquoise and black bead onto the headpin. Use the round nose pliers to bend the wire into a loop right above the bead. Attach to the chain above the pendant and mixed around the charms. Use the side cutters to trim excess wire from the headpin and secure the end of the headpin with the pliers. Repeat for each bead.
To wire wrap the large top-drilled pieces of turquoise. Cut a piece of wire, slide through the top drilled holes, pull toward each other and wrap one end of the wire above the top part of the bead around the other wire end. Use the round nose pliers to bead the wire into a loop right above the bead. Attach the wire to the chain and wrap the wire around the wire stem to secure to the chain.
Leave wire ends long. Use pliers to create a circle at the ends and curl the wire to create a wire circle. Bend and shape the top of each bead.
Attach a jump ring at the end of the open end of chain. Place the clasp onto the jump ring. Close jump ring securely with pliers.
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PNaCl enabled by default in Chrome 30 Dev channel
Aug 1, 2013
PNaCl is now enabled by default in Chrome 30 (currently in the Dev channel). In this version, Chrome can run PNaCl applications from the open web without requiring special flags.
Update: PNaCl is not enabled by default in beta or stable versions of M30. For more details see the release notes.
Portable Native Client (PNaCl)
May 15, 2013
Portable Native Client (PNaCl, pronounced "pinnacle"), is an architecture-independent version of Native Client. Traditional C and C++ development uses a "compile → link" workflow that produces a platform- and architecture-dependent executable. In contrast, PNaCl development uses an LLVM compiler infrastructure with a "compile → link → translate" workflow. This workflow produces a "linked" binary that is provided as intermediate representation (IR) bitcode; the bitcode is then translated locally for a specific end-user system architecture. In conjunction with Native Client's POSIX-like environment and the Pepper API for media interfaces, PNaCl provides complete platform independence. With PNaCl, developers can create a single executable for all users. Because translation happens at the client, developers get the benefit of translations for new architectures, as well as new translation optimizations, for free, as such features become available and without the need to rebuild their applications. Once PNaCl is fully released, users will be able to run PNaCl modules on any web page – applications will not need to be deployed through the Chrome Web Store in order to run PNaCl modules.
For background information about PNacl, see PNaCl: Portable Native Client Executables (PDF). For current release information, see the release notes.
Pepper 27 available
April 12, 2013
The Pepper 27 bundle features a significant number of new libraries that have been incorporated directly into the SDK.
For additional information about Pepper 27, see the SDK release notes.
Pepper 26 available
March 29, 2013
The Pepper 26 bundle includes a new HTTP filesystem type in the nacl_mounts library (which has been renamed nacl_io), changes to the example Makefiles, a simple new 3D example, and a threaded file IO example.
For additional information about Pepper 26, see the SDK release notes.
Pepper 25 available
December 21, 2012
The Pepper 25 bundle features an ARM toolchain to build Native Client modules for ARM devices, two new Pepper APIs (including the MessageLoop API, which lets you make Pepper calls on background threads), two new libraries (nacl_mounts, which provides a virtual file system that you can use with standard C file operations, and ppapi_main, which lets you implement a Native Client module using a simple ppapi_main function), and two new examples that demonstrate how to use the nacl_mounts and ppapi_main libraries.
For additional information about Pepper 25, see the SDK release notes.
Native Client Acceleration Modules
December 14, 2012
Developer Programs Engineer John McCutchan recently recorded a Google Developers Live talk describing Native Client acceleration modules, a technique using Native Client that lets you easily define a JavaScript API to communicate with C/C++ code. You can find a link to the video and source code at Recent talks and demos.
Native Client Add-in for Visual Studio is available
October 19, 2012
The Native Client Visual Studio add-in is now available as a bundle in the Native Client SDK. With the add-in you can develop, run, and debug the code for your Native Client module with the popular Visual Studio development environment. Run a Native Client module as a Pepper plugin (DLL) which can be debugged using the Visual Studio debugger, or as a .nexe file that you can debug with nacl-gdb. Visual Studio compiles and links your program, launches a copy of Chrome running your Native Client application, and attaches the debugger - all with one click. The add-in works with Pepper 23 or higher.


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The devastation the severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak is wreaking on convention and tradeshow business in Hong Kong, China, Singapore, and other Asian nations is, like the disease itself, starting to spread to North America. Even though the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had not yet issued a specific travel advisory for Canada as it has for mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Hanoi, Vietnam, the American Association for Cancer Research on April 2 made the hard decision to pull the plug on its annual meeting this week in Toronto due to SARS concerns. Approximately 16,000 cancer specialists were expected to attend the event at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre April 5 through 9.
"We were hearing from institutions like Memorial Sloan-Kettering, which was recommending that their clinicians not attend. It told clinicians that if they did attend, they'd be restricted from patient care for 10 days to two weeks. That's what we were up against," says Warren Froelich, Philadelphia-based AACR's director of communications.
"This was a very, very difficult decision for this organization to make," adds Froelich. "This meeting is the one opportunity cancer researchers from all over the world have to discuss the latest information and translate the latest clinical findings." Still, he says, "member reaction has been overwhelmingly supportive."
While Froelich says it's too early to talk about where and when the meeting will be rescheduled, the meeting will go on before the year's end. "We're in discussions right now to decide what we can do to pick up the pieces," he says. AACR will be informing members about refunds and other updates on its Web site, www.aacr.org, and through e-mail blasts.
In the meantime, the abstracts have already been made public on AACR's Web site. "We also will be releasing the press releases we intended to circulate at the meeting so the public can find out the latest information, particularly the stories that have some consumer impact," says Froelich.
In addition to affecting cancer researchers and the general public, the cancellation is a blow to the city of Toronto. "Even though the risk here is very low, the nature of this group requires them to have zero tolerance," says Bruce MacMillan, president and CEO of Tourism Toronto, adding that he respects the reasons behind the decision. "Ironically, it wasn't that attendees were worried about their health; they were worried about the health of the patients they care for, whose immune systems are weakened from their battles with cancer. Of course, we understand that."
He also said that "We have dates for them to rebook in mid-July, and they're considering that proposal." His organization also has contacted planners from the major organizations coming to the city over the next several months. "They're all committed," he says.
No information was available at press time on what types of cancellation fees, attrition penalties, or other financial repercussions AACR may be facing due to the meeting cancellation.


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In February, 2007, Selby Gardens' Orchid Identification Center was invited by Dr. Ugyen Tshewang, Specialist/Programs Director of the National Biodiversity Center (NBC) in Serbithang, Thimphu, to visit Bhutan. The invitation came from a minute but fascinating country with a population of just 650,000 people.
Bhutan is nestled in the Himalayas between two giant neighbors: India to the south and Tibet (China) to the north. It is undergoing a difficult change from traditional monarchy to modern democracy in an effort to adjust to increasing pressure from the surrounding world. The tiny country faces formidable challenges due to years of restrictive foreign policy which kept Bhutan isolated for centuries.
One of the major problems is how to preserve their way of life, where "gross domestic happiness" is considered a constitutional right, and still adapt to the modern world. To protect Bhutan's natural beauty and resources, the fourth King inserted into the constitution a clause mandating that at least 60% of the country must be forested, a commitment that may be unique in the world.
The Bhutanese government is reaching out internationally for help with various issues. Selby Gardens' reputation as a center for orchid science and conservation has reached this remote part of the world, so Dr. Ugyen invited us to help develop sustainable ways of utilizing Bhutan's rich orchid flora.
As a first step towards developing a collaboration, Dr. Ugyen visited Selby Gardens in June, 2007, to meet the staff and lecture about Bhutan and its National Biodiversity Center. While visiting, Dr. Ugyen extended an official invitation to Selby Gardens to visit Bhutan, meet the NBC staff and other parties, and inspect current facilities and resources.
Nine brave Selby adventurers set out for Bhutan in April of 2008. The tour was headed by, and to a great extent made possible through the efforts of our "Fearless Leader" and Interim CEO Jessica Ventimiglia, who worked tirelessly in synchronizing the American and the Bhutanese travel agency systems. Finally all quirks were resolved, and we traveled from Sarasota to Thailand and the Nong Nooch Tropical Garden near Pattaya, where Anders Lindström, the main collections supervisor and a dear Selby Gardens friend, treated us as honored guests. Then the tour continued towards the Himalayas with a breathtaking flight over snow-capped mountains and meandering valleys, searching for a narrow airstrip (the only one in Bhutan) where we eventually could touch down safely. Preston Scott, in collaboration with Pristine Druk Yul Tours, organized a ten-day tour of Bhutan for the group. The Marie Selby Gardens Associates will present a travelogue by participants at their November, 2008, meeting (see page 14 to learn more about the Associates).
I extended my own stay to get acquainted with the NBC staff and spent time in the field learning about Bhutanese orchids and their natural habitats, something few visitors are privileged to do. While driving through Bhutan, it struck me how similar the area was to Andean countries such as Ecuador. In other words, I felt right at home. The people of Bhutan are laid back and pleasant and have a great sense of humor, which makes establishing friendship a true pleasure. Assistant NBC Botanist and Conservationist Ngawang Gyeltshen and I soon realized that we had a lot in common, including our fascination for orchids. Ngawang told me orchids can be good indicators of the health of the environment: where there are lots of orchids, you find many other organisms. We agreed that by targeting orchids during future plant expeditions, we would get updates on Bhutan's general environmental status.
Due to time limitations, we headed south to roam the forests between the cities of Chukka and Phuntsholing. This area, bordered by India in the south, is one of the wettest climates in the world during the summer monsoon season. We visited in April, but the humidity was still high with occasional, noisy thundershowers, the phenomenon responsible for Bhutan's second name, Druk-Yul, "Land of the Thunder Dragon."
The occasional downpours give life to the incredibly rich Himalayan flora but also perk up some less-appealing critters, leeches. Every night, I peeled off the little blood-suckers and placed them in a zip-lock bag to release them the following day in good Bhuddistic tradition (who wants to become a leech in the next life?). Occasionally, however, I accidentally stepped on one and was amazed at how much of my blood the little fellow had imbibed. The dense Bhutanese jungles also host much larger animals, including tigers and leopards, bears and elephants. Fortunately they normally stay away from people, though Himalayan bears will attack if provoked.
The orchid flora of Bhutan is rich and yet poorly known. Nobody has collected systematically in large areas of the country, and this is where we will begin to build a scientific collection for the National Biodiversity Center. Scientists have documented fewer than 400 orchid species from Bhutan, but the real number may be twice as many, considering the species found in neighboring countries with similar climates. There is much work to do, and we have many ideas about how both the people of Bhutan and the United States might better understand and appreciate nature's true Masters of Survival, the orchids!


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Ninety-six percent of Virginia's public schools are fully accredited for the 2011-12 school year.
The Virginia Department of Education made the announcement Thursday. The accreditation is based on performance of students on Standards of Learning and other state assessments during 2010-11.
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New Graduation & Completion Index Impacts High School Accreditation
Ninety-six percent of Virginia's 1,838 public schools are fully accredited and meeting all state standards for achievement in English, mathematics, history and science — and graduation, in the case of high schools — the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) announced today.
Ninety-eight percent of Virginia's elementary schools and 97 percent of middle schools are fully accredited for the 2011-2012 school year, based on the performance of students on Standards of Learning (SOL) and other state assessments during 2010-2011.
The percentage of fully accredited high schools dropped to 86 percent, compared with 99 percent last year, as the Board of Education introduced a "graduation and completion index" as a new accountability factor for high schools, in addition to student achievement on state tests.
"Whenever standards are raised, there are schools that require time to meet the new expectations," Superintendent of Public Instruction Patricia I. Wright said. "The fact that 86 percent of high schools already meet or exceed the standard for graduation and completion speaks to the efforts of educators and administrators to raise graduation rates,"
The index system awards full credit for students who earn a board-recognized diploma and partial credit for students who earn GEDs and local credentials, as well as for students who are still enrolled and expected to return for a fifth year of high school. High schools must have a graduation and completion index of at least 85 for full accreditation.
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"Holding high schools accountable for outcomes encourages early interventions before students are at risk of dropping out," Board of Education President Eleanor B. Saslaw said. "It is a critical component of the board's effort to ensure that Virginia graduates are college-and-career ready."
In 30 provisionally accredited high schools, achievement in English, mathematics, history and science met state standards, and graduation was within five points of the 85-point benchmark. Ten of the 11 high schools accredited with warning for 2011-2012 are warned solely because of graduation and completion indices below this year's 80-point benchmark for provisional accreditation. Provisional accreditation will not be available after 2015-2016.
In addition to high school-exit data, the accreditation ratings announced today are based on the achievement of students on SOL assessments and approved substitute tests in English, mathematics, history and science administered during the summer and fall of 2010 and the spring of 2011, or on overall achievement during the three most recent academic years. The results of tests administered in each subject area are combined to produce overall school passing percentages in English, mathematics, history and science.
In middle schools and high schools, a pass rate of at least 70 percent in all four subject areas is required for full accreditation. In elementary schools, a combined pass rate of at least 75 percent on English tests in grades 3-5 is required for full accreditation. Elementary schools also must achieve pass rates of at least 70 percent in mathematics, grade-5 science and grade-5 history, and pass rates of at least 50 percent in grade-3 science and grade-3 history.
Accreditation ratings also may reflect adjustments made for schools that successfully remediate students who failed reading or mathematics tests during the previous year. Adjustments also may be made for students with limited-English proficiency and for students who have recently transferred into a Virginia public school.
The percentage of schools earning full accreditation for 2011-2012 is two points lower than the percentage that earned the highest rating for 2010-2011. The state superintendent expects further declines in accreditation as schools implement more rigorous standards and tests in English and mathematics, starting with mathematics this year and followed by English during 2012-2013.
"Our schools will begin a new trend line as these more rigorous standards and assessments become effective," Wright said. "But raising standards is the right thing to do and I am confident that our teachers and schools will rise to the challenge and Virginia students will be better prepared as a result."